The use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea

RB Berry, JM Parish, KM Hartse - Sleep, 2002 - academic.oup.com
This paper reviews the efficacy of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP)
for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It is based on a review of 30 articles published in …

[HTML][HTML] New developments in the use of positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea

LM Donovan, S Boeder, A Malhotra… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder which afflicts a large number of individuals
around the world. OSA causes sleepiness and is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Since its …

Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Positive Airway Pressure Titration Task Force … - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBDs), including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). After a patient is …

Patient safety processor

LA Lynn, EN Lynn - US Patent 9,053,222, 2015 - Google Patents
US9053222B2 - Patient safety processor - Google Patents US9053222B2 - Patient safety
processor - Google Patents Patient safety processor Download PDF Info Publication number …

Circulating nitric oxide is suppressed in obstructive sleep apnea and is reversed by nasal continuous positive airway pressure

MSM IP, B Lam, L Chan, L ZHENG… - American journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Epidemiological studies have implicated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an independent
comorbid factor in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The recurrent episodes of …

Diagnosis and initial management of obstructive sleep apnea without polysomnography: a randomized validation study

AT Mulgrew, N Fox, NT Ayas, CF Ryan - Annals of internal medicine, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: Polysomnography (PSG), despite limited availability and high cost, is currently
recommended for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and titration of effective continuous …

Alternative methods of titrating continuous positive airway pressure: a large multicenter study

JF Masa, A Jiménez, J Durán, F Capote… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
Standard practice for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in sleep apnea
and hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) requires pressure titration during attended laboratory …

Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of CPAP in obese males with OSA

SR Coughlin, L Mawdsley, JA Mugarza… - European …, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with increased blood pressure and other features of
the metabolic syndrome. The aim of the present study was to determine the relative …

Microprocessor system for the analysis of physiologic and financial datasets

LA Lynn, EN Lynn - US Patent 7,758,503, 2010 - Google Patents
A system and method for organization and analysis of complex and dynamically interactive
time series is disclosed. One example comprises a processor based system for relational …

Practice parameters for the use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep …

M Littner, M Hirshkowitz, D Davila, WMD Anderson… - Sleep, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is used to treat patients with the obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The current standard is for an attendant technician to titrate …